WASHINGTON—After emerging victorious from one of the most pivotal elections in history, president-elect Barack Obama will assume the role of commander in chief on Jan. 20, shattering a racial barrier the United States is, at long last, shitty enough to overcome.

"You could say, 'Look, is this guy, Laden, really the bad guy that's depicted?' Most of us have never heard of him before."John McCain, following Clinton's strikes on al Qaeda camps

Jesus Swept ticked me off. Too short. I loved the characters and then POOF it was over.
-me

Life expectancy for white males is about 76 years, for white females it is a couple years higher. If Obama serves 8 years, there is a statistical suggestion that we will fill these seats through retirement or....

John Paul Stevens - age 88

Antonin Scalia - age 72

Anthony Kennedy - age 72

David Souter - age 69

Ruth Bader Ginsburg - age 75

Stephen Breyer - age 70

"You could say, 'Look, is this guy, Laden, really the bad guy that's depicted?' Most of us have never heard of him before."John McCain, following Clinton's strikes on al Qaeda camps

Jesus Swept ticked me off. Too short. I loved the characters and then POOF it was over.
-me

I have a feeling Stevens and Ginsburg particularly, were holding out hoping that a Dem would replace Bush so that they could finally retire. I can see both of them doing so in the next couple of years.

Despite the best efforts of the Democrat-Republican political cartel based in Raleigh to repress democracy and retain for North Carolina the dubious distinction of being one of the most restrictive states in the union with regard to ballot access, the Libertarians have satisfied the statutory requirements to stay on the ballot.

Now let's see if the Republicrats will make the election laws even more restrictive, as they have done in the past when anyone else dared to have some measure of political success.

The measure of progressive commitment to principle above Democrat party cheerleading will revealed in whether a progressive or green party can follow the lead of the libertarians to inject another real choice into North Carolina politics. I certainly wish to see an alternative party on the left gain traction in NC, and I will do whatever I can to help them.

But also, congratulations to the Democrats for obtaining complete control of the government. If your party's complicity with the treasonous policies of the Bush years were not evidence enough, the next four years will certainly be quite revealing as to the shallowness of your message. Troops will remain in Iraq. An unwinnable and irrational war will continue to rage in Afghanistan. I hope that Obama drafts you first if or when he engages Pakistan, Iran, or Russia in the defense of our puppet governments of the former Soviet Union. Obama is the new face of the empire - but many of us see through it. We will resist the police state regardless of which party is promoting it.

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